spherize

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verb

To cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere.

“The particles were spherized by flame-spraying.”

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Meanings

verbspherize (third-person singular simple present spherizes, present participle spherizing, simple past and past participle spherized)

present singular third person spherizes · participle present spherizing · participle past spherized · past spherized · alternative spherise

  1. transitivecomputer graphicsTo cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere.
  2. transitivebusinessTo form or force into a spherical shape.

    The particles were spherized by flame-spraying.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spherify

Origin

From sphere + -ize.

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Cite this entry
APA

spherize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherize

MLA

“spherize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spherize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherize.

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